Brazil’s New Education Plan Nears Committee Vote as Lawmakers Drop Homeschooling Push

Overview

• Chamber leaders say the PNE report will be voted next week in the special committee and may go straight to the Senate without a plenary stop.
• Negotiators are moving to withdraw the homeschooling amendment from the PNE, while the rapporteur vows to support a separate Senate bill on the topic.
• The draft sets decade-long goals such as full literacy by the end of 2nd grade, universal pre-school for 4–5 year-olds by 2026, expanded creche access, full school connectivity by 2035, more full-time schooling and teacher valuation.
• The plan creates a National Education System and obliges mayors, governors and the federal government to issue biannual public reports to control bodies tracking actions, spending and results.
• Rapporteur Moses Rodrigues added a 19th financing goal to lift education outlays to 7.5% of GDP within seven years and 10% by decade’s end, with reports citing roughly R$280 billion in investments.